Public Utilities
Water
Watch

JULY 3, 2009

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.0 (
-0.0),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a 3% change since the last report on
June 26, 2009.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is92%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2008)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
23.27 inches [
34.43]

Monthly total to date:
.0229 year
July average rainfall:
5.06

Median drought year average through
July: 19.97[
29.32]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.45[
-5.27]
(
July31)